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SUMMARY:JAPANESE FILM SERIES
DESCRIPTION:Join us for April’s mini-Japanese film festival at the Mechanics  Institute!  Curated by film critic Michael Fox\, showcasing directors\, stars\, film genres\, and classics. Come for the movie; stay for the discussion!\nEvery Friday evening in April!\nApril 5: The Twilight Samurai\nApril 12: The Teahouse of the August Moon\nApril 19: Cast Me If You Can\nApril 26: House of Bamboo\n \nFREE for Japan Society Members!  RSVP required.  \nPlease click here to RSVP and for more information.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japanese-film-series/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130405T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130405T210000
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SUMMARY:FREE SCREENING OF STRAINS OF ODYSSEY
DESCRIPTION:CSMA is honored to present this inspiring story\, filmed by a crew of nine adults \nwith intellectual disabilities\, that traces the journey of noted Japanese conductor Kobayashi Ken-ichiro as he overcomes obstacles–including the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan’s Fukishima Prefecture–to stage a very special concert for musicians with disabilities.\n \nTo reserve a seat\, please contact Christine Catura at (650) 917-6800 x314 or ccatura@arts4all.org
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/free-screening-of-strains-of-odyssey/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130411T170000
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SUMMARY:2013 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, April 11\, 2013 the Japan Society of Northern California will host our 2013 General Members Meeting and culminate the 2013 Election of Board Members. This exclusive\, members-only gathering is your opportunity to meet Japan Society’s staff\, plus members of the Board of Directors of the Japan Society\, and to learn about our plans for the future. It’s free for all current Japan Society members!\nOur special guest speaker\, bestselling author Sophie Littlefield\, will discuss her new book\, Garden of Stones\, a harrowing and beautifully woven novel about the vagaries of war\, the injustice of racism and a young girl’s search for hope and forgiveness.  Drawing from first person accounts\, journals and interviews of internees\, Ms. Littlefield will delve into remembering the Manzanar Internment Camp 70 years later.\nClick here for more information about the slate of nominees for  this year’s Board Elections! Ballots will be distributed to all eligible voters via email by Thursday\, March 28th. Elections will continue until 5:00 PM Thursday\, April 18th.\nGarden of Stones synopsis:\nIn the dark days of war\, a mother makes the ultimate sacrifice.\nLucy Takeda is just fourteen years old\, living in Los Angeles\, when the bombs rain down on Pearl Harbor. Within weeks\, she and her mother\, Miyako\, are ripped from their home\, rounded up—along with thousands of other innocent Japanese-Americans—and taken to the Manzanar prison camp.\nBuffeted by blistering heat and choking dust\, Lucy and Miyako must endure the harsh living conditions of the camp. Corruption and abuse creep into every corner of Manzanar\, eventually ensnaring beautiful\, vulnerable Miyako. Ruined and unwilling to surrender her daughter to the same fate\, Miyako soon breaks. Her final act of desperation will stay with Lucy forever…and spur her to sins of her own.\nGarden Of Stones is a harrowing tale of stolen innocence and survival that echoes through generations\, reverberating between mothers and daughters. It is a moving chronicle of injustice\, triumph and the unspeakable acts we commit in the name of love.\nSophie Littlefield is an award-winning and highly-acclaimed author of novels for both teens and adults. She grew up in rural Missouri\, attended college in Indiana\, and now lives in Northern California\, where she writes full time.\nCatch Sophie Littlefield’s interview on Garden of Stones with Harlequin Books here.\n \n \n \n \n \nDate & Time:\nThursday\, April 11\, 2013\n5:00 to 6:00 pm Members Meeting & Presentation\n6:00 to 7:00 pm Reception & Networking\nCost:\nThe Annual General Meeting is a free event open only to current Japan Society members. For information about how to become a member\, please click here. To register\, please click here. Seating is limited and early registration is recommended to guarantee admission.\nReception with drinks and hor d’oeuvres to follow. \n\nClick here to register.  
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/2013-annual-general-meeting/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130413
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130422
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SUMMARY:CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:Every year hundreds of performers from both Japan and California give over 200\,000 attendees a taste of the Japanese/Japanese American culture. During these two weekends we encourage you to savor the taste\, listen to the sounds and see the rich colors that make the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival unique.\n \nMichisuya Hanayagi performs in the Cherry Blossom Festival. \nFestival Dates: \nSaturday and Sunday\, April 13 & 14\, 20 & 21\, 2013\nGrand Parade:\nSunday\, April 21\, 2013\, Starting at City Hall at 1 pm\, concludes in Japantown at approximately 3 pm.\nQueen Program:\nSaturday\, April 13\, 2013\n \n \nFor more information please go here.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/cherry-blossom-festival/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130417T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130417T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
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SUMMARY:THE BLACK SHIP SCROLL: EARLY US-JAPAN RELATIONS AS SEEN THROUGH ARTWORK
DESCRIPTION:Painting of American sailors dancing about under the influence of strong drink. \nThe Black Ship Scroll marks a time in history when Japan “opened” its doors to the outside world after more than two centuries of living in seclusion. The Japan Society of Northern California originally received a set of Black Ship Scroll paintings as a gift over half a century ago. Cut from what was originally a single handscroll\, this collection of 27 individually mounted images contains Japanese depictions of Commodore Perry and his crew members in\nShimoda\, Japan\, in 1854. The scenes provide eyewitness accounts by an anonymous Japanese artist of the day-to-day activities the American sailors experienced in Shimoda\, at work and at play. After suffering water damage in 2009\, each image was meticulously brought back to life over the course of a 3-year restoration process by Head Conservator Tomokatsu Kawazu of Studio Sogendo. In 2012\, after the restoration was complete\, the Japan Society sold this set of paintings to the Asian Art Museum.\nThe Asian Art Museum has exhibited the Black Ship Scroll paintings on multiple occasions – once in 1995 for Japan Society’s 90th birthday\, again during the 150th anniversary of Perry’s mission to Japan\, and most recently in 2010\, for the exhibit “Japan’s Early Ambassadors of San Francisco\, 1860-1927.” They have also been exhibited at the State Capitol in Sacramento\, and at the Hakone Gardens in Saratoga.\nThe Japan Society felt that this important collection deserved to be made available to scholars and to the public through a museum or other repository that allows for full access to the public. With the scrolls now in the hands of the Asian Art Museum\, a global audience will eventually be able to view the collection online. Our hope is to further research and appreciation of the long and fascinating history of US-Japan relations.\nTo celebrate the restoration and new ownership of the collection\, please join the Japan Society for a lively discussion about the Black Ship Scroll and the early US-Japan interactions. Abbot Daiei Matsui\, a historian from Ryosenji Treasure Museum in Shimoda\, and Melissa Rinne\, Associate Curator of Japanese Art at the Asian Art Museum\, will examine these images and discuss the depicted experiences between the American sailors and the people of Shimoda.  The panel discussion will be moderated by Andrew Neuman\, President of the Japan Society of Northern California. \n\nMelissa M. Rinne is Associate Curator of Japanese Art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Educated at Brown University\, Kyoto University of Arts\, and Kyoto University\, she been the recipient of fellowships from the Japanese government’s Ministry of Education and Agency for Cultural Affairs and currently serves as a member of the Arts Working Group of CULCON (United States–Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Exchange). Her publications include Masters of Bamboo: Artistic Lineages in the Lloyd Cotsen Japanese Basket Collection and other exhibition catalogues and articles on Japanese art. \nAbbot Daiei Matsui oversees the Ryosenji Treasure Museum which houses over 3000 original artifacts on Commodore Perry and the Black Ships\, the largest collection of its kind in Japan.  Their collection includes includes 20 Black Ship scrolls and recordings of cross-cultural interactions Japan had with foreigners from the 16th to 19th century. \nProgram Agenda: \n5:30-6:00: Registration \n6:00-7:30: Presentations / Audience Q&A \n7:30-8:00: Reception with light refreshments / Networking \n\nEarly registration by Monday\, April 15\, 2013: \n\n$15 for Students (Must show Student ID at time of check-in)\n$20 for JSNC and Asia Society Members\n$25 for Non-members\n\n\nNo refunds after April 10th.\n\n \nWalk-ins on day of event (subject to room capacity): \n\n$35 / For all tickets\n\n \nTo purchase tickets please go here.\n \n*Selected Japan Society Program\n  \n\nCollaborators include: \n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n \n 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/the-black-ship-scroll-early-us-japan-relations-as-seen-through-artwork/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130420T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130420T180000
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SUMMARY:SPRINGFEST
DESCRIPTION:The Edith Coliver Festival of Cultures “SpringFest” is an exuberant celebration of life and culture from around the globe. This annual event is held in conjunction with Cal Day\, the UC Berkeley campus open house. Attendees are treated to tantalizing delicacies from Armenia to Zambia. Performances of traditional music and dance from all corners of the world occur on five stages. Booths offering information\, jewelry and handicrafts fill I-House from the front steps to the auditorium!\nClick here for more information.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/springfest/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130430T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130430T200000
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SUMMARY:YPG SAN FRANCISCO!
DESCRIPTION:Ready for your new favorite Japanese restaurant in SF? Then join us in the SOMA district at Kama Sushi for the next YPG meet-up! We’ll start a little earlier than usual to take advantage of their awesome happy hour! There will be private booths to lounge in and enjoy specials like $4 beer/sake and $5 gyoza! Hip\, authentic atmosphere\, reasonable prices\, good people…what’s not to love? See you all there!\nOur mission is to provide cross-cultural networking and social opportunities for students and professionals at all career stages to meet other like-minded internationalists with an interest in Japan and the United States.  The Japan Society YPG encourages guests to act responsibly if they drink at any event.\n 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/ypg-san-francisco/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130509T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130509T140000
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SUMMARY:JAPAN YEAR AHEAD: Is Japan "Back"? with Alexander Kinmont
DESCRIPTION:Discussion:\nDuring his recent state visit to Washington\, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared that “Japan is Back.”  Noted Japan strategist and investor\, Alexander Kinmont\, examines this proclamation closely along with the factors driving the apparent sudden shift in Japan’s political and governmental positions on economic and diplomatic policies:\nAfter re-considering the degree to which Japan actually “went away”\, I examine first the timing of the apparent policy volte-face performed under PM Abe and now known as “Abe-nomics”. This timing appears to be primarily attributable to the strategic imperative imposed upon Japan by China’s pressure on the Senkaku Islands. The best and certainly most pacific\, least controversial\, riposte Japan could make would be to grow again – in nominal terms. Over the longer run\, a more robust military posture requires wealth. At a more general level\, it would appear that Japanese politics gains coherence under an external\, geo-strategic\, constraint (up to 1989\, the Cold War\, for instance) leading to less bad economic outcomes (amongst other things). It seems likely that an external constraint has been re-imposed and that this has engendered\, as its first fruit\, a genuinely pro-growth evolution of macro-economic policy for the only time in the post-1997 period. Second\, I examine whether aggressive monetary and fiscal stimulation might “work”\, and find that it probably will based both on history and theory (if maintained for long-enough). Perspectives which emphasise that “Japan has tried this before and failed” are not supported by the facts. This mistaken view leads to exaggerated concerns about the fiscal position – which has worsened not because of out-of-control spending but because of collapsing tax revenues\, a consequence of deflation. Higher interest rates arising out of renewed nominal growth would probably be consistent with a more\, and not less\, sustainable fiscal balance. Fourth\, I make some remarks about so-called “structural problems”\, suggesting that there are none so serious as to be an obstacle to recovery. This view implies that “structural reform” was always an unnecessary political gimmick and that expectations towards it now are equally unnecessary and misplaced. In particular\, a special circle of intellectual hell should be reserved for “demographic” determinism – which makes up in spurious precision what it lacks in explanatory power. This line of interpretation entails conclusions such as that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is strategic in origin and intent and carries few implications for the economy. Fifth\, I highlight that Japan’s real problem (from the perspective of an investor) is poor quality corporate management in the large company sector. Following some attempts to quantify how great an economic drag this factor represents\, and to identify whence it arises\, I conclude that Japan is more likely to “restructure” by allowing the “non-salariman” segments of the corporate sector to grow as a proportion of the economy than through aggressive levels of restructuring at larger companies. With these provisos\, then\, I conclude that Japan really is “back”. \n \nAbout Alexander Kinmont:\nAlexander Kinmont is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Milestone Asset Management Co. He began his career at Dai-Ichi Securities in 1985. Subsequently\, he worked for Credit Lyonnais (now CLSA) in 1988 as an analyst covering real estate and related sectors (railways\, housing\, etc.) before joining Morgan Stanley. In 1993\, he became Morgan Stanley`s Japan Investment Strategist. Between 2005 and 2009\, he managed funds investing in Japanese real estate and real estate securities at Prospect Asset Management and Babcock & Brown. In November 2008\, he became a non-executive director of Milestone Asset Management\, and in March 2009\, he re-joined Morgan Stanley\, as Chief Japan Strategist. He retired from Morgan Stanley in July 2011 and became CEO of Milestone in August 2011. Mr. Kinmont is widely quoted in the Japanese and foreign media. He graduated from Oxford University with an MA in Litterae Humaniores (Greek and Latin Literature & Ancient History) in 1985..\n \nCost:\n$50 (includes lunch)\nAdvanced registration is required to participate in the event. Registration is not complete until payment is processed. Completed registrations are non-transferable and non-refundable after May 5\, 2013.\nPlease click here to register.\n \nFor more information or inquiries\, please contact Chris Sigur at the Federal Reserve Bank at (415) 974-2895 or christopher.sigur@sf.frb.org\n \nThis program is in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank.\nIs Japan “Back”? with Alexander Kinmont Powerpoint Presentation
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japan-year-ahead-is-japan-back-with-alexander-kinmont/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Politics/Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130513T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130513T200000
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SUMMARY:JAPAN YEAR AHEAD: Where Will Japan’s Long-Term Growth Come From? with Toyoo Gyohten
DESCRIPTION:Discussion:\nMr. Toyoo Gyohten\, President at the Institute for International Monetary Affairs and Senior Advisor of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ\, Ltd\, will discuss his thoughts on what Japan can do to stimulate its economy.  Can Japan continue to rely on an export-driven economy?  Can the Japanese government continue to finance its debt once Japan’s retirees start drawing down their savings?  Join us for an evening of thoughtful discussion with one of Japan’s leading financial minds.\nThe discussion will be moderated by Dr. Takeo Hoshi\, professor of finance at Stanford Graduate School of Business.\nAbout Mr. Toyoo Gyohten:\nAfter graduating from the University of Tokyo\, Mr. Toyoo Gyohten joined the Ministry of Finance (MOF) in 1955. Before he was appointed to Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs in 1986\, he occupied various senior positions including Director-General of International Finance Bureau at the Ministry of Finance and also served for the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank. After his retirement in 1989 he was a visiting professor at Harvard University\, Princeton University and the University of St. Gallen. In 1992 he became Chairman of the Bank of Tokyo\, Ltd. (currently the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ\, Ltd.). Since 1995\, he has been President of the Institute for International Monetary Affairs and concurrently serves as Senior Advisor to the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ\, Ltd.\nMr. Gyohten also chaired the Working Party III for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (1988-90) and the Institute of International Finance (1994-97). He was appointed to a special advisor to Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi in 1998 and later was an advisor to the Cabinet Secretariat (special envoy to the Prime Minister). He now serves as Special Advisor to the Minister of Finance.\n  \nProgram Agenda: \n5:30-6:00: Registration \n6:00-7:30: Presentation / Audience Q&A \n7:30-8:00: Reception with light refreshments / Networking \n \nEarly registration by Wednesday\, May 8\, 2013: \n\n$10 for Japan Society Members & Students (Must show Student ID at time of check-in)\n$15 for Non-members\nNo refunds after May 8th.\n\n \nAt the Door:\n \n\n$20 / For all tickets\n\n\n\nPlease click here to register.\n  \nThe Japan Society kindly thanks Union Bank for their generous support for this program. \n \n \n*Selected Japan Society program.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japan-year-ahead-where-will-japans-long-term-growth-come-from-with-toyoo-gyohten/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130518T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130518T140000
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SUMMARY:COLMA JAPANESE CEMETERY CLEAN-UP: HONORING OUR PAST\, REMEMBERING THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED ON...
DESCRIPTION:The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) is organizing its 4th annual youth and family community Clean-Up Day at the Japanese Cemetery in Colma.\nOften times we find ourselves too busy in our daily lives to honor our past and remember those who have passed on.  The Japanese Cemetery in Colma is a unique cultural treasure that deserves our attention\, our respect\, OUR TIME.  For many of us\, it’s the place where our grandparents\, great grandparents\, parents\, family and friends are laid to rest.  For all of us\, the loved ones that rest there represent our history.\nDuring our lunch break\, we will have a brief overview of the history of the cemetery.\n \nFree and open to the public.  Please RSVP as light lunch will be served.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/colma-japanese-cemetery-clean-up-honoring-our-past-remembering-those-who-have-passed-on/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130522T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130522T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
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SUMMARY:YPG San Mateo!
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Society’s Young Professionals Group (YPG)  will be heading back to the South Bay for our May meet-up! Continue the fun with another evening of good food\, drinks\, and conversation with other Japan-oriented professionals in the Bay Area!  Join us at Izakaya Ginji where they specialize in yakitori (chicken skewers)\, shochu\, and sake! Affordable\, delicious\, option for sake sampler sets…need we say more?\n \nhttp://www.izakayaginji.com/
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/ypg-san-mateo/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130529T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130529T200000
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SUMMARY:JAPAN YEAR AHEAD: Abenomics - Earthquake or Tremor? with Lyric Hughes Hale & Dr. Robert Madsen
DESCRIPTION:Discussion:\nIn this session of our ongoing Japan: Year Ahead Series\, join us as leading business thinkers Lyric Hughes Hale and Dr. Robert Madsen debate the effectiveness of Abenomics given the other structural challenges facing Japan such as a shrinking work force\, an aging population\, and limited foreign direct investment in developing new industries.  This evening promises a sparkling discussion of Abenomics seen from the US viewpoint full of wit and thoughtful analysis.\n \nLyric Hughes Hale is an analyst and contributor to a range of publications\, including the Financial Times\, Los Angeles Times\, USA Today\, Current History and Institutional Investor. China Takes Off\, published in Foreign Affairs in 2003 and written jointly with her husband David Hale\, is one of the most oft-cited surveys of China’s economic ascendency. Their newest publication\, “What’s Next? Unconventional Wisdom on the Future of the World Economy” was published in 2011 by Yale University Press. She provides economic commentary for the Yale Books Blog in London\, as well as the Huffington Post.\nMs. Hale has addressed audiences at the World Economic Forum\, the Brookings Institution\, the Aspen Ideas Festival\, and the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in Tokyo. She has lectured at major universities and business schools including Stanford\, Northwestern\, Harvard and the University of Chicago.\nMs. Hale studied Japanese\, Russian and French at Northwestern University\, Italian at the Universita per Stranieri in Perugia\, Italy\, and graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. She has lived and studied in Europe\, Japan and Iran. She first went to China in 1979\, and has been a frequent visitor. As a life-long Asianist\, her scholarly interests include Chinese monetary policy during the 1930’s\, Iranian affairs\, and the role of the media in developing countries\, especially China.\nMs. Hale is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York\, the Australian- American Leadership Dialogue\, and is a member of the board of governors of the Japan America Society of Chicago. She founded Women in International Trade (WIT)\, and was the first female president in the sixty-year history of the International Trade Club of Chicago. She serves on the advisory board of Pasfarda which encourages and supports cultural exchanges between the US and Iran.  She is a member of the board of the National Iranian American Council.\n \nRobert Madsen works on East Asian and global politics and economics. He is also an advisor on China and Japan for a prominent macroeconomic hedge fund; a member of the Executive Council at Unison Capital\, one of Japan’s premier private equity groups; and a consultant to a “super-major” oil company on such topics as the global financial crisis\, Chinese economics\, and relations between East Asia and the Middle East. Over the last year he additionally worked as senior advisor and economist for a fund-of-funds that focused on investments in East and Southeast Asia. Since 1997\, Madsen has written the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Japan Country Reports and contributed occasionally to that company’s analysis of China and broader East Asia. He consults regularly for a range of government agencies\, including in recent years two economics ministries\, a foreign ministry and a central bank. Before joining MIT in 2004\, he was a fellow at Stanford University’s Asia-Pacific Research Center\, Asia Strategist at Soros Private Funds Management\, and an advisor to the Robert M. Bass Group on its investments in Japanese real estate. Still earlier\, he worked at McKinsey & Company as a management consultant\, focusing on financial institutions and international commerce. He graduated from Harvard University’s Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and then entered Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar\, where he studied under the faculty of International Relations and earned a master’s degree\, with distinction\, and a doctorate. He also holds a J.D.\, with distinction\, from Stanford Law School and is a member of the California State Bar. Having spent over ten years abroad\, he is fluent in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. \nProgram Agenda: \n5:30-6:00: Registration \n6:00-7:30: Presentation / Audience Q&A \n7:30-8:00: Reception with light refreshments / Networking \n \nEarly registration by Tuesday\, May 28\, 2013 at midnight: \n\n$10 for Students\, Japan Society & Asia Society Members (Must show Student ID at time of check-in)\n$15 for Nonmembers\nNo refunds after May 28th\n\n \nAt the Door: \n\n$20 / For all tickets\n\n \n Please click here to register.\n  \nCollaborators: \n\n  \nThe Japan Society kindly thanks Union Bank for their generous support for this program. \n \n \n*Selected Japan Society program.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japan-year-ahead-abenomics-earthquake-or-tremor-with-lyric-hughes-hale-dr-robert-madsen/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Politics/Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130610T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130610T200000
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SUMMARY:JAPAN'S CHANGING ROLE IN THE ASIAN ECONOMY with Kurt Tong
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a stimulating discussion with Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy to Japan in Tokyo\, Kurt Tong\, as he assesses the latest developments about the: \n\nTPP (Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement)\nRCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership)\nAPEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)\n\nand their effects on Japan\, the USA\, and of course China as these nations find their economies increasingly intertwined.\nKurt Tong has served as the Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission since December 2011. Previously\, he was the U.S. Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)\, managing all aspects of U.S. participation in APEC\, while concurrently serving as the Economic Coordinator for the State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs\, organizing bureau-wide efforts on economic policy issues.  Mr. Tong has spent 17 years working and studying in East Asia\, including service at the U.S. Embassies in Manila\, Tokyo (1996-1999)\, Beijing and Seoul. He was Director for Korean Affairs at the Department of State from 2008 to 2009. Prior to that\, he served as Director for Asian Economic Affairs at the National Security Council from 2006 to 2008. He was a Visiting Scholar at the Tokyo University Faculty of Economics from 1995 to 1996. Prior to joining the Foreign Service in 1990\, Mr. Tong was an Associate with the Boston Consulting Group in Tokyo.\nMr. Tong’s presentation will be moderated by Steven Vogel\, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley.\n  \nProgram Agenda: \n5:30-6:00: Registration \n6:00-7:30: Presentation / Audience Q&A \n7:30-8:00: Reception with light refreshments / Networking \n \nEarly registration by Monday\, June 10\, 2013 at 2:00 pm: \n\n$10 for Students\, Japan Society & Asia Society Members  (Must show Student ID at time of check-in)\n$15 for Non-members\nNo refunds after June 10th.\n\n \nAt the Door:\n \n\n$20 / For all tickets (subject to availability)\n\n\n \nPlease click here to register.\n  \nCollaborators: \n          \n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\n*Selected Japan Society program.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japans-changing-role-in-the-asian-economy-with-kurt-tong/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Politics/Policy
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130625T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130625T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001430Z
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SUMMARY:East Bay YPG!
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Society’s Young Professionals Group (YPG)  will be returning to Ippuku in the  East Bay for our June gathering!  Let’s kick off the summer with another evening of good food\, drinks\, and conversation with other Japan-oriented professionals in the Bay Area!  Join us at Ippuku where they deliver authentic Japanese ambiance\, delectable dishes\, and of course a wide variety of sake! \n\nVisit their Yelp page for more info on dishes.\nhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/ippuku-berkeley-2\nAs usual\, your YPG crew will be there to greet you at 5:30 PM. Reservations aren’t required\, just bring plenty of business cards and invite a few friends!
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/east-bay-ypg/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130627T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130627T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001425Z
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SUMMARY:JAPANESE CONSUMERISM AND INNOVATION - Key Trends for the Future
DESCRIPTION:Discussion:\nAs we navigate the continued tough global economic mood\, it’s a good time to take a step back and recall just how strong a market opportunity Japan continues to offer.\nJapanese consumers\, in general\, are still “cash rich” compared to consumers in other developed markets.  Specifically\, this program will illuminate why Japanese consumers are among the most well-heeled and sophisticated in the world\, with consumer spending in Japan reportedly accounting for over 10% of the global economy.  Today’s Japanese consumer is also more diverse and more open-minded than in the past\, creating new opportunities for foreign multinational companies.  For products and services that have evolved to serve developed markets (i.e.\, advanced pharmaceuticals and medical devices\, financial investment products\, and luxury brand and fashion products\, to name just a few)\, Japan offers significant opportunities.\nKey topics to be addressed include: \n\nChanging definition of “premium” and prestige” among Japanese consumers\nAging of Japan and key opportunities\nExamples of innovation across product/service  categories (including Japanese companies’ expansion overseas with offerings such as Uniqlo and Mujirushi)\n\n \nIn addition\, we will hear an update on the TPP activities and initiatives\, from the point of view of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ).\n \nPresenters:\nTwo leading marketing experts with decades of perspectives and the latest view on Japan:\n\n \nDebbie Howard\, Chairman\, CarterJMRN and President Emeritus\, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ); Debbie has lived and worked in Japan for almost 30 years\,and founded qualitative research firm JMRN in 1989.\n\n \nDominic Carter\, Representative Director and CEO\, CarterJMRN; Dominic’s career highlights include being local managing director for a top ten global research agency\, and founding his own research consultancy in Japan.\n \n \nCarterJMRN is a full-service qualitative/quantitative market research consultancy with over 25 full-time staff and a field force of over 50. The agency was forged in 2012 from the merger of Carter Associates (founded in 2004) and JMRN (founded in 1989).  CarterJMRN’s teams are based in Tokyo\, Osaka and Singapore\, and work extensively in all markets across Asia\, helping some of the largest brands in the world use research to influence real improvements in their business performance.\nBoth Debbie and Dominic serve as guest lecturers in marketing at Tokyo’s Sophia University.\n  \nProgram Agenda: \n5:30-6:00: Registration \n6:00-7:30: Presentation / Audience Q&A \n7:30-8:00: Reception with light refreshments / Networking \n \nEarly registration by Thursday\, June 27\, 2013 at 2:00 pm: \n\n$10 for Students\, Japan Society & Keizai Society Members (Must show Student ID at time of check-in)\n$15 for Non-members\nNo refunds after June 24th.\n\n \nAt the Door:\n \n\n$20 / For all tickets (subject to availability)\n\n\n \nPlease click here to register.\n\n  \nCollaborator: \n\n \n \n*Selected Japan Society program.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japanese-consumerism-and-innovation-key-trends-for-the-future/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130718T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130718T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T212704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001606Z
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SUMMARY:Farewell Banquet in Honor of Consul General & Mrs. Hiroshi Inomata
DESCRIPTION:After three years of dedicated service to the Northern California community\, Consul General Inomata and Mrs. Inomata will be returning to Japan in late July. During their time in San Francisco\, Consul General and Mrs. Inomata selflessly devoted themselves to deepening connections between Japan and Northern California\, especially during extraordinary times like the March 2011 disaster in Tohoku. The community would like to bid a fond farewell to the both of them by holding a dinner in their honor as an expression of our appreciation.\n \nSchedule: \n\n5:30 pm: Registration\n6:00 – 7:00 pm: No-host cocktails\n7:00 – 9:00 pm: Dinner\n\n \nCost: \n\n$80 per guest (includes dinner)\n\n \nRegistration:\nTo register\, please contact the Japanese Chamber of Commerce (JCCNC) at (650) 522-8500 or mail@jccnc.org to receive a registration form. Please mail completed registration and check payable to “JCCNC\,” 1875 South Grant Street\, Suite 760\, San Mateo\, CA 94402\, by Monday\, July 8th. No refunds will be issued after this date.\nPlease go here to download the registration form.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/farewell-banquet-in-honor-of-consul-general-mrs-hiroshi-inomata/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Community
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130720T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130720T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001431Z
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SUMMARY:SUMMER YPG!
DESCRIPTION:This time\, we will be doing something different from the normal YPG. The Japan Society’s Young Professionals Group (YPG) will be held at STRAWBERRY HILL in Golden Gate Park (in the center of Stow Lake) on Saturday\, July 20th!  Join us and enjoy pizza\, play some sports\, and talk with Japan-oriented professionals in the Bay Area! Also\, for this event\, we will be joining forces with our friends from the JET Alumni Association of Northern CA\, so come meet some fun new people!\nYour YPG crew will be there to greet you at 12:00PM sharp. Since this YPG is special\, reservations are required. Please RSVP to intern@usajapan.org by Friday\, July 19th at 4:00PM.  \nThe cost is $5 for pizza and BYOB\, so please bring beer or wine to share. Feel free to bring Frisbees\, balls\, gloves\, etc.\nHope to see you there!\n \nBack up plan: If it rains\, we will go to a nearby izakaya instead!
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/summer-ypg/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130726T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130726T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001428Z
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SUMMARY:JAPAN-US INNOVATION AWARDS SYMPOSIUM
DESCRIPTION:When the best of Japanese creativity and American entrepreneurial skill join forces\, unimagined business opportunities occur.\nEach year\,  in cooperation with the Stanford University US-Asia Technology Management Center\,  the Japan Society of Northern California shines a spotlight on these enterprising forces and the resulting opportunities. \nThe 2013 Innovation Symposium will:\n\nRecognize a Japanese and an American company for their seminal innovation\, imaginative vision and commercial execution.\nExplore distinctive applications of entrepreneurship within two major Japanese corporations\, drawing on investigative reporting of respected journalists.\nShare insights from two legendary VC founders\, one from Japan and one from Silicon Valley\, about revolutionary models they have established to identify and develop dynamic entrepreneurs.\nHonor U.S. Ambassador to Japan\, John V. Roos\, for championing innovation and entrepreneurship.\n\nWho should attend?\n\nBusiness executives and professional service providers conducting or considering Japan – U.S. business\nBusinesses\, professionals\, strategic planners\, academics\, students\, and journalists looking for bold new opportunities\nThose seeking to honor John V. Roos\nCapital raising organizations interested in identifying targets of opportunity\nStudents\, educators\, VCs\, and others pursuing disruptive new programs to create entrepreneurs\nAnyone interested in cultural dynamics and/or the latest developments in Japan – U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship\n\nAttendees will gain a perspective into Japan – U.S. innovation and business creation\, including the views of VC visionaries\, not available elsewhere.  Attendees will further obtain unique insights into the challenges and choices facing potentially world-changing companies as they commercialize significant innovations.\nDuring and after the Innovation Symposium\, attendees will have an unmatched opportunity to network with thought-provoking peers located at the intersection of Japanese creativity with American entrepreneurial skill. \nTickets\n\n$35 per person (ONLINE Regular Registration closes midnight\, July 23rd)\n$45 per person (ONLINE Late Registration closes at noon\, July 26th)\n$45 per person AT THE DOOR\nIndividual tickets will not be refunded after Friday\, July 12th\n\n\n\n\nPlease go here to register.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japan-us-innovation-awards-symposium/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130806T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130806T194500
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001425Z
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SUMMARY:ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAPANESE MARTIAL ARTS with Dr. David A. Hall
DESCRIPTION:Dr. David A. Hall\, one of today’s leading experts on Japanese  combative culture\, combines hands-on experience in a wide variety of martial traditions with an academic and religious background to produce this landmark work. The Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts is an exhaustive\, impeccably researched reference offering information about everything there is to know on the subject\, from “adauchi” (a vendetta) to “zanshin” (state of focused vigilance before\, during\, and after executing a technique or combative form).\nThe volume opens with several sections to help make using the Encyclopedia as efficient and effective as possible: Abbreviations\, Quick Guide to Weapons and Systems\, Historical Eras\, guides to the Entries and Lineage Charts\, and A Note on the Japanese Language and Communication Style. The Encyclopedia itself\, which runs for more than 625 pages and contains around 4\,000 entries arranged alphabetically with bilingual entry headings and concise definitions\, covers all aspects of the many different martial arts that have developed in Japan.\nFollowing the main portion of the work are several Appendices (Traditional East Asian Numbering Systems and Ancient Period Military Organization)\, as well as a Selected Bibliography\, and Character Indices (General\, Chinese\, English\, and Sanskrit) containing around 6\,000 terms.\nWith its vast wealth of information and practical organization\, The Encyclopedia of Japanese Martial Arts is sure to become the essential reference for the beginning martial artist\, as well as for the advanced student who wants a deeper understanding of the subject. Additionally\, the book is perfect for scholars and researchers\, who will appreciate the access to material previously unavailable in English; and for reference libraries and Asian studies and language departments.\n \nDavid A. Hall earned an M.A. in Asian Studies from the University of Hawaii in 1977 and a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies/Military History from the University of California\, Berkeley in 1990. He began training in martial arts in 1965; in 1975 he began training under Donn F. Draeger in Shindo Muso Ryu in Hawaii. Moving to Japan in 1977\, he continued studying Shindo Muso Ryu at the Rembukan Dojo under Shimizu Takaji\, and joined the Kashima Shinden Jiki Shinkage Ryu under Namiki Yasushi\, the 18th headmaster\, in 1978. He also he began formally training in Yagyu Shinkage Ryu heiho in 1985\, under 21st headmaster Yagyu Nobuharu. David continues to train and teach Shindo Muso Ryu\, Jiki Shinkage Ryu\, and Yagyu Shinkage Ryu under the auspices of the Hobyokai/Hobyokan in Rockville\, MD.\nIn addition to his academic and martial studies\, David was ordained as a priest of the Japanese Buddhist Tendai School in 1978 and completed a rigorous training program under Professor Masao Ichishima at the Tamon-in temple. He later integrated this training in his academic research at U.C. Berkeley where he produced a dissertation entitledMarishiten: Buddhism and the Warrior Goddess in 1990 (a version of which appeared in the collection Koryu Bujutsu)\, currently under revision for popular press publication.\nAfter the death of Donn F. Draeger in 1982\, David collaborated for ten years with Hunter Armstrong in running the International Hoplology Society. From 1983 to 1993 he also co-edited Hoplos: Journal of the International Hoplology Society. David is currently a professor at Montgomery College in Maryland where he is also Director of CyberWATCH–a National Science Foundation supported center dealing with Information Assurance and Security. \n Program Agenda: \n5:30 – 6:00: Doors Open / Registration \n6:00 – 7:15: Talk  / Q&A \n7:15 – 7:45: Book Signing / Reception \n  \nBooks will be available for sale at a discount for $40!  Cash or credit accepted. \n \n \nTickets: \n\nFREE for JSNC Members & Students\n\n\n$10 for Nonmembers\n\n Please click here to register!
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/encyclopedia-of-japanese-martial-arts-with-dr-david-a-hall/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130815T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130815T194500
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001423Z
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SUMMARY:YOKOHAMA YANKEE with Author Leslie Helm
DESCRIPTION:YOKOHAMA YANKEE: My Family’s Five Generations as Outsiders in Japan\, brings to life the author’s family history and illustrates the tensions in U.S.-Japan relations through his family’s search for identity.\nLeslie Helm’s decision to adopt Japanese children launches him on a personal journey through his family’s 140 years in Japan \, beginning with his great-grandfather\, who worked as a military advisor in 1870 and defied custom to marry his Japanese mistress. The family’s poignant experiences of love and war help Helm overcome his cynicism and embrace his Japanese and American heritage. \nLeslie Helm is a veteran reporter and editor with more than 20 years experience working for local and national publications. He is currently the editor of Seattle Business\, a monthly magazine. He began his career with Business Week\, reporting for the magazine first as Tokyo correspondent and later as Boston bureau chief. He returned to Tokyo to cover Japan and Korea as correspondent for The Los Angeles Times before moving to Seattle for the Times to cover business in the Northwest. Helm earned a MS degree from the Columbia University School of Journalism. He also has a BA in political science and an MA in Asian studies from UC Berkeley. Helm was born and raised in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese.\nProgram Agenda: \n5:30 – 6:00: Doors Open / Registration \n6:00 – 7:15: Talk  / Q&A \n7:15 – 7:45: Book Signing / Reception \nTickets: \n\nFREE for JSNC & Asian Society Members & Students\n\n\n$10 for Non-members\n\nPlease click here to register.\n  \nCollaborator: \n\n \nBooks will be available for purchase for $15 (cash/credit/check).
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/yokohama-yankee-with-author-leslie-helm/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130826
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001432Z
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SUMMARY:JAPAN EXPO
DESCRIPTION:Japan Society will have a booth at this year’s Japan Expo in Santa Clara! CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: If interested in volunteering at the Japan Society booth on Saturday\, August 24th or Sunday\, August 25th\, please e-mail kodonnell@usajapan.org.\nRoland Kelts is speaking on behalf of the Japan Society of Northern California thanks to a generous grant from The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. His lecture will be held at 2:00PM on Sunday\, August 25th at the Hall Stage. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nANIME vs. HOLLYWOOD in JAPANAMERICA\, with Roland Kelts\nRoland Kelts\, author of “Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S.\,” talks about modern Anime\, its influences on Hollywood\, and vice-versa. An in-depth examination of how Japanese and American entertainment businesses are influencing each other in an infinite loop. Just as Japanese artists like Osamu Tezuka\, Hayao Miyazaki and Katsuhiro Otomo were fascinated by classic and sci-fi American movies\, George Lucas\, The Wachowskis\, Guillermo del Toro and other directors were influenced by Japanese anime classics like Gatchaman\, Speed Racer\, Spirited Away\, Akira and Ghost in the Shell. In his presentation\, Kelts will explore why Hollywood is fascinated with Japanese pop culture and is trying to remake popular Japanese anime titles to appeal to a whole new generation of viewers. Death Note\, Naruto\, Cowboy Bebop—and the attempts to make feature films out of stalwarts like Dragon Ball Z and Grave of the Fireflies will be addressed with passion. Anime vs. Hollywood: Who wins? A close look at the challenges and potential missteps along the way.\nAdditionally\, San Francisco Japantown’s own NEW PEOPLE has coordinated a great exhibit on traditional Japanese culture called “Wabi Sabi” for this year’s Japan Expo. Check it out!
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japan-expo/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130828T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130828T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001430Z
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SUMMARY:INNOVATION INTO THE FUTURE
DESCRIPTION:Join two of the auto industry’s leading designers and engineers as they discuss the future of Toyota’s innovation.\nHow does a large corporate enterprise like Toyota learn from the  Bay Area’s  culture of makers\,entrepreneurs and technologists?  Mr. Seiichi Tsunoda\, head of Toyota Innovation Hub\, will illustrate how Toyota creatively envisions the future by walking you through some of the latest human-machine interface and user experience design concepts.  While technology remains a driving factor that fuels innovation\, his mission emphasizes the power of human-centered design to accelerate future creativity.  It’s about building momentum and becoming comfortable in a risk-adverse environment.\nIn order for the future autonomously connected car to be deployed within the next decade\, it must first greatly enhance safe\, social\, trusted\, fun\, efficient\, and distraction-free transportation.  Gradual new levels of autonomously enabled freedom in human driving will emerge as future vehicles acquire increasingly autonomous capability.  Dr. Roger D. Melen\, Senior Advisor at Toyota InfoTechnology Center will talk about how improvements in cloud computers combined with new electronic sensors that provide greater speed\, robustness\, sensitivity and system accuracy will continue to advance.  Despite major advances\, the great need for high quality data is expected to limit autonomous performance well beyond 2020.  Some observers note that currently sold vehicles having vehicle stability controls and pre-crash systems are precursors of autonomous vehicle behaviors of the future.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSeiichi Tsunoda is the Head of the Toyota Innovation Hub (TIH) in San Francisco.  He received his Design degree from Tama Art University in Japan and earned his spot as an Automotive Exterior Designer in the Design Center in Toyota Motor Corporation.  He has also worked as a Graphical User Interface Designer and Project Manager for human-machine interface advanced development.  After his twenty-year career in the Toyota design field in Japan\, he moved to San Francisco last August.  He came here with a mission to develop innovative user experiences and build a diverse network in the Bay Area.\nRoger D. Melen is a Senior Advisor at Toyota InfoTechnology Center U.S.A.\, Inc. for the past eleven years\, provides advice related to the deployment of advanced computer and networking technologies in future vehicle designs.   He worked for eleven years as Vice President of R&D at the Canon Research Center America on the deployment of networked computers in CMOS office and photographic imaging systems\, and he was a founder of Cromemco Inc.  In his early work\, he pioneered CCD image sensors in his PhD research at Stanford University in 1973.  He authored the book: CCD Technology and Applications and has served as a member of the Technical Advisory Board for Cypress Semiconductor Inc.\nModerated by Shin Sano\, Founder and CEO of the Institute for Creative Integration.\nPROGRAM AGENDA:\n5:30-6:00: Registration\n6:00-7:30: Presentation / Audience Q&A\n7:30-8:00: Reception with light refreshments / Networking\nREGISTRATION:\nEarly registration by Wednesday\, August 28\, 2013; 2:00pm: \n\n$10 for Japan Society & Keizai Society Members\n$10 for Students (Must show student ID at time of check-in)\n$15 for Non-members\nNo refunds after August 23rd.\n\nClick here to purchase tickets. If Paypal has been giving you an issue please email bburrows@usajapan.org to RSVP.\nAt the Door: \n\n$20 / For all tickets\n\n \n \nCOLLABORATOR:\n\n 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/innovation-into-the-future/
LOCATION:CA
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130911T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130911T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T212704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T215626Z
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SUMMARY:IN THE MOMENT: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison Collection
DESCRIPTION:An illustrated talk by Dr. Laura W. Allen\, Curator of Japanese Art\, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.\n“In the Moment: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison Collection” – now on exhibit at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco – presents 64 exceptional artworks spanning 1\,100 years. The exhibition explores the dynamic nature of art selection and display in traditional Japanese settings\, where artworks are often temporarily presented in response to a special occasion or to reflect the change of seasons.\nIncluded in the exhibition are significant works by noted artists of the Momoyama (1573-1615) and Edo (1615-1868) periods – along with other important examples of religious art\, lacquer\, woodwork\, and metalwork from earlier eras.\nCome join us to hear Dr. Allen’s insights about these rarely exhibited artworks and the process of curating this exhibition.\nDr. Laura W. Allen earned her doctorate from UC Berkeley where she specialized in the history of Japanese painting. She has written widely on Japanese painting and woodblock prints\, and has taught Asian Art history at many Bay Area campuses. Her most recent publications are two catalogues published by the Asian Art Museum\, The Printer’s Eye: Ukiyo-e from the Grabhorn Collection and In the Moment: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison Collection.\nPatrick Lloyd Hatcher\, Ph.D.\, will moderate.\n \nFor additional information\, contact Professor Chiho Sawada at chihosawada@gmail.com.\n \nPresented by the Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI). Cosponsored by the Japan Society of Northern California and the HNU Integrative Studies Across Cultures Program.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/in-the-moment-japanese-art-from-the-larry-ellison-collection/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Politics/Policy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130919T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130919T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T211435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T215637Z
UID:10000081-1379592000-1379599200@www.usajapan.org
SUMMARY:JAPAN FINANCIAL FORUM: Risks and Opportunities for Japanese Banks in an Era of Abenomics and Financial Reform
DESCRIPTION:Japanese banks\, some of the largest in the world\, are playing a critical role in the new “Abenomics” reform efforts of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. What opportunities\, both domestically and internationally\, does this provide to the banks? What are the risks they face\, not just in Japan but in the region\, as structural and policy changes are also implemented in China\, Korea\, and throughout Asia? How are Japanese mega-banks faring in the global marketplace as regulatory reforms are instituted in the wake of the financial crisis?\nJonathan Cornish assumed the position of Head of Bank Ratings – North Asia in February 2010  and is responsible for all bank ratings in China\, Hong Kong\, Japan\, Korea\, Taiwan\, and Mongolia. He is a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions group\, and since September 2010 has been Head of the Hong Kong office.  Jonathan moved to Fitch’s Bank team following more than three years as a Senior Director in the Credit Policy Group\, reporting to the Regional Credit Officer for Europe\, the Middle East\, Africa\, and Asia-Pacific. He served in both London and Hong Kong\, and was responsible for oversight of all corporate and public finance analytical groups plus the sovereign analytical group\, portfolio analysis\, credit market research\, reviewing of rating criteria and methodology\, as well as oversight of the structured finance analytical group in the final year of his tenure.  Jonathan joined Fitch Ratings in 1998\, and was a Senior Director in the Asia-Pacific Corporate Ratings Group\, Regional Head of the Telecom\, Media and Technology analytical team\, and was initially based in Fitch’s Brisbane office covering the Australian corporate ratings market.\nTickets:\n$50 per person (includes lunch)\nPlease click here to purchase tickets.\nAdvanced registration is required to participate in the event. Registration closes on Wednesday\, September 11\, 2013.   Registration is not complete until payment is processed. Completed registrations are non-transferable and non-refundable after September 8\, 2013.\n \nFor more information or inquiries\, please contact Chris Sigur at (415) 974-2895 or christopher.sigur@sf.frb.org\n  \nThe Japan Financial Forum is a joint collaboration with: \n\n 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japan-financial-forum-risks-and-opportunities-for-japanese-banks-in-an-era-of-abenomics-and-financial-reform/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Politics/Policy
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130922T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130922T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T214221
CREATED:20241208T212704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T001607Z
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SUMMARY:26TH ANNUAL US-JAPAN FRIENDSHIP CUP TENNIS TOURNAMENT
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Society is honored to announce the 26th Annual US-Japan Friendship Cup Tennis Tournament.\nStarted in 1987\, this friendly tournament was launched to build friendships between the peoples of Japan and the United States on the courts. The perpetual Consular Cup\, which was donated to the tournament in 1990 by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco\, will be awarded to the winner.\n\nPlease note: This event is limited to 50 participants.  Please read carefully and register early to ensure your place.  \nFee:\n$50 per person (includes BBQ lunch)\nClick here to register!\nRegistration Deadline:\nFriday\, September 13\, 2013 at midnight.\n Refunds will not be granted after this date.\nOther Information: \n\nMatches will be men’s/women’s/mixed doubles; your partner will change each round. The doubles partner will be decided by drawing lots\, there will be no pre-arrangements.\nEach player plays a total of 4 sets\, each set consisting of 8 games (a total of 32 games).\nThe player with the most number of winning games out of 32 games is the winner.\nPlayers must be 18 or older to participate. All skill levels are welcome.\nThis is a friendship tournament with the intention of enjoying tennis with players of all skill levels. Please note that this is not a competitive USTA tournament.\nThere will be an award ceremony after the tournament\, so participants are asked to stay until the end of the event.\n\nWe will confirm your participation by e-mail prior to the tournament. Players participate at their own risk. The Japan Society and Bay Club San Francisco Tennis will not be held responsible for any injury or accident sustained while playing in the tournament.\nThis event is held in cooperation with the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco.\n \nPlease contact Kevin O’Donnell at (415)986-4383 or kodonnell@usajapan.org for more information.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/26th-annual-us-japan-friendship-cup-tennis-tournament/
LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:INNOVATION SALON: GROWING BIOTECH TIES  BETWEEN THE BAY AREA AND JAPAN
DESCRIPTION:When the best of Japanese creativity and American entrepreneurial skill join forces\, unimagined business opportunities occur.\nThe Japan Society of Northern California is pleased to offer continuing programming that explores new dimensions of Japan – U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship.  This “Innovation Salon” panel discussion will spotlight unique business opportunities and business models\, arising from expansion of the UCSF Mission Bay complex – America’s center of biotech excellence – and reinforced by its very strong Japan ties.\nSpecial guest: \n\nJohn V. Roos\, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan\n\nConfirmed panelists: \n\nHaru Morita\, Chairman\, President and Chief Executive Officer\, REGIMMUNE Corporation\, located in Santa Clara and Tokyo\nDouglas Crawford\, Ph.D.\, Associate Director\, California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3); & Managing Director\, Mission Bay Capital\nMary Haak-Frendscho\, Ph.D.\, Chief Executive Officer\, Igenica\, Inc.\n\n Moderator: \n\nRobert Kneller\, Ph.D.\, Professor\, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST)\, University of Tokyo & Visiting Professor\, Stanford Medical School. \n\n Networking: \n\nNetwork with the speakers\, innovators and entrepreneurs.  Wine and hors d’oeuvres provided by the Japan Society of Northern California.\n\nAttendees will gain invaluable insights into: \n\nQB3’s unique strategy to encourage pure bioscience research and facilitate its entrepreneurial realization\nREGIMMUNE’s distinctive business model that combines activities in both Japan and the U.S.\nDr. Haak-Fredscho’s perspective on U.S. – Japan biotech business and career opportunities\, shaped by Igenica’s recent start-up and founding Takeda Pharmaceutical’s San Francisco research organization.\n\nTickets:\nBy midnight Monday\, September 20th:\n– $15 per person for Japan Society Members & Students with ID\n – $20 per person for Non-members\n * No refunds after September 11th.\nBy 2:00 PM on Wednesday\, September 25th:\n– $20 per person for Japan Society Members & Students with ID\n – $25 per person for Non-members\nWalk-ins:\n– $30 per person (cash or credit accepted at the door)\nPurchase tickets here! \n \nJapan Society of Northern California’s Innovation Salon 2013\, in cooperation with \n \n                                                                                                   and in collaboration with\n\n 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/innovation-salon-growing-biotech-ties-between-the-bay-area-and-japan/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20130927T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20130927T200000
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SUMMARY:BUSINESS JAPANESE LANGUAGE WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Minami’s “Business Japanese Language Workshop” is back this fall.  This time it will be held in San Francisco on Friday\, September 27th.\nOne of the challenges in mastering the Japanese language is choosing the proper words and expressions according to the situation.  In the business world\, the knowledge of certain terminologies and rules are essential for non-native speakers to feel confident when communicating with your business partners in Japanese.  Dr. Minami teaches the Business Japanese Course at SFSU through an academic year.  He is happy to share his expertise with JSNC language students and members.\nThis workshop enables pre-advanced to advanced Japanese learners to master conversational expressions that are useful in business environments. The workshop provides intensive training in business Japanese\, focusing on the forms of communication frequently encountered in the business world.\nThe goals of the workshop include:\n(1) Learning expressions and vocabularies essential to business\n(2) Acquiring verbal and nonverbal communication strategies for better interaction with Japanese business associates\n(3) Learning how to deal with Japanese business people both in formal and informal settings\nPlease come and join us for this dynamic and informative language workshop. This is a perfect opportunity for advanced leaners to polish and expand your command of Japanese\, whether your workplace necessitates Japanese language skills or not.  .\nSpace is limited and registration is available on a first come first served basis.  Please register early to ensure your spot in the workshop.\n*Please note the content covered will be same as the previous workshop held in Palo Alto in April 2013.\nThis session is recommended for anyone who retains Japanese competence of JLPT N3 Level or above.  Contact classes@usajapan.org if you need assistance to gauge your language ability.\nDr. Masahiko Minami\nDr. Minami is Professor at San Francisco State University where he specializes in Japanese language and cross-cultural studies. He is also President of the Foreign Language Association of Northern California (FLANC) and coordinator for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken: JLPT) for Northern California. In addition\, he was President of the Northern California Japanese Teachers’ Association (NCJTA). Dr. Minami\, who received a PhD from Harvard University\, is also a guest Professor at the National Institute for Japanese Language & Linguistics\, Tokyo\, Japan. Dr. Minami was the 2007 recipient of the Phi Beta Kappa Excellence in Teaching Award for Northern California.\n\nLocation\nJapan Society of Northern California\n500 Washington St.\, #300\nSan Francisco\, CA 94111\n\nDate & Time\nFriday\, September 27th. 6:00-8:00pm\nCheck in  5:45pm～\nCost\n$18 for Japan Society Member\n$28 for Non Member\nTo register\, please click here.\nThe deadline to RSVP for this event is Wednesday\, September 25th.\nNo refunds will be issued for cancellations received after this date.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/business-japanese-language-workshop/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Innovation,Language
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131014
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SUMMARY:MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL: Japanese Cinema
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the best in independent and world cinema\, MVFF brings together a community of filmmakers and film lovers in Mill Valley\, San Rafael and beyond to experience amazing new films in the beautiful environment of San Francisco’s Bay Area. With its reputation as a filmmakers’ festival\, this prestigious noncompetitive event showcases international features\, documentaries\, shorts and children’s films-something for every filmgoer.  \nThis year they will feature the following Japanese films: \n\nI Catch a Terrible Cat – Rikiya Imaizumi \nLike Father\, Like Son – Hirokazu Kore-eda\nMy Neighbor Totoro – Hayao Miyazaki\nThe Wind Rises – Hayao Miyazaki\nTokyo Family – Yoji Yamada\n\nMore information can be found here.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/mill-valley-film-festival-japanese-cinema/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Millbrae Japanese Culture Festival
DESCRIPTION:The City of Millbrae and its Japanese Culture Festival Committee\, together with its lead sponsor\, The Millbrae Chamber of Commerce\, is pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Japanese Culture Festival will be held in Millbrae on Sunday\, October 6\, 2013. The genesis of the event stems from a desire for the Millbrae City Council to celebrate the growing diversity and unique cultures of Millbrae and its surrounding communities on the Bay Area Peninsula. It is a non-profit event\, providing entertainment\, activities for children and adults and an opportunity for vendors of merchandise and food to participate. City philanthropic and community related groups are also welcome to participate.\nFor more information please click here.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/millbrae-japanese-culture-festival/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Community
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20131018T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20131018T173000
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SUMMARY:2013 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE
DESCRIPTION:Venue: UC Hastings College of the Law | Room J\, 198 McAllister St.\, San Francisco\, CA 94102 \nCapital Markets and the Law in Japan: Legal Reform & Corporate Governance\nThe Japan Society of Northern California (JSNC) will be partnering with UC Hastings College of the Law in collaboration with the Pacific Pension Institute (PPI) in the production of the fourth international symposium on corporate governance which will be held on Friday\, October 18\, 2013.\nAs with our previous conferences\, we are targeting an international audience with a strong interest in corporate governance practices in Japan. This includes individuals with oversight or fiduciary responsibility for investments in Japan\, such as pension plan sponsor representatives and trustees\, endowment and foundation professionals and trustees\, and investment management specialists. M&A advisory employees interested in how Japan’s changing legal framework will affect merger and acquisition activities in Japan will also find the conference of great value. Professionals such as lawyers\, consultants and accountants working with pension funds\, endowments\, investment managers and M&A advisors having a Japan – U.S. focus will also have much benefit from participation.\nThis conference will further appeal to company executives and to academics with an interest in global and Japan corporate governance practices. In addition\, since the symposium will be at a law school\, law students and practicing lawyers will be interested as well and it will also give an opportunity for students at local universities to find out more about this important topic.\nFor years\, foreign investors have criticized the way that Japanese capital markets are regulated\, arguing that corporate governance standards in Japan are weak compared to western standards\, that the system needs a major overhaul. Foreign investors want to see greater returns to shareholders\, and believe that this can be accomplished using provisions such as: increased use of outside directors\, disclosure of executive pay\, protection of minority shareholders\, and the creation of a vibrant market for corporate control that will allow shareholders to take over and restructure publicly traded inefficient companies.\nJapan can counter that its system has demonstrated strengths such as long-term planning\, low income disparity between the top paid wage earners and the bottom wage earners\, and that the western governance standards proved to be of little value in 2008 when western capital markets collapsed.\nYet\, today\, Japan is engaged in an aggressive macroeconomic experiment—printing trillions of yen in the hopes of creating two percent inflation (not more\, not less). And\, Prime Minister Abe has promised meaningful “structural reforms\,” that will be the basis for Japan’s economic strategy for decades to come. Reforms to the Corporations Law are under consideration.\nThis conference will be a meeting between academics and practitioners that will discuss the legal reforms under consideration and the effects that they are likely to have.\nProfessor Hideki Kanda of the University of Tokyo\, who is directly involved in drafting revisions to the Corporations Law will be making the initial presentation. We have assembled a group of leading expert practitioners in the area of Japanese governance. We anticipate deep substantive exchange between academics and practitioners at the symposium.\nTo view slides from the speakers’ PowerPoint presentations\, please click here.\n  \n\n\n\n8:30 a.m.\nRegistration\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nWelcome\nRichard A. Boswell\, Associate Dean for Global Programs\, UC Hastings College of the Law\nIntroductory Remarks: Issues for Discussion\nModerator:\nSetsuo Miyazawa\, Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law and Aoyama Gakuin University Law School\nRemarks\nMasato Suzuki\, Consul and Director\, Japan Information Center\, Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco\nSpeaker:\nDavid Makman\, Partner\, Makman & Matz LLP\n\n\n9:30 a.m.\nSession 1: Legislative Process & the Corporate Law Amendment\nModerator:\nSetsuo Miyazawa\, Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law and Aoyama Gakuin University Law School\nSpeakers:\nHideki Kanda\, Professor of Law\, University of Tokyo\nBruce Aronson\, Professor\, Hitotsubashi University\nDiscussion + Q&A:\nEric Sibbitt\, Partner\, O’Melveny & Myers LLP Adjunct Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nCoffee Break\n\n\n10:45 a.m.\nSession 2: Environmental\, Social & Corporate Governance Issues in Japan\nModerator:\nDavid Makman\, Partner\, Makman & Matz LLP\nSpeakers:\nHiroshi Komori\, Associate General Manager\, Stock Transfer Agency Business Advisory Department\, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank\, Ltd.\nSeiji Kawazoe\, Associate General Manager\, Fiduciary Business Planning Department\, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank\, Ltd.\nDiscussion + Q&A:\nJodi Short\, Associate Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law\n\n\n11:45 a.m.\nLunch\n\n\n1:00 p.m.\nSession 3: A View of the Japanese Market & Shareholders’ Rights from the Foreign Perspective\nModerator:\nDavid Makman\, Partner\, Makman & Matz LLP\nSpeakers:\nKouji Yamada\, Professor\, Mission Value Partners Adjunct Professor\, Hitotsubashi University\nSarah Ingmanson\, Executive Director\, Banking Strats\, Investment Banking Division\, Morgan Stanley\nDiscussion + Q&A:\nHideki Kanda\, Professor\, University of Tokyo\n\n\n2:00 p.m.\nSession 4: Engagement & Training Issues\nModerator:\nSarah Ingmanson\, Executive Director\, Banking Strats\, Investment Banking Division\, Morgan Stanley\nSpeakers:\nNicholas Benes\, Representative Director\, The Board Director Training Institute of Japan (BDTI)\nStephen Codrington\, CEO\, Codrington Japan\nDiscussion + Q&A:\nSarah Ingmanson\, Executive Director\, Banking\nStrats\, Investment Banking Division\, Morgan Stanley\n\n\n3:00 p.m.\nCoffee Break\n\n\n3:15 p.m.\nSession 5: Market for Corporate Control\nModerator:\nKeith Hand\, Associate Professor of Law\, UC Hastings College of the Law\nSpeakers:\nMangyo Kinoshita\, Partner\, White & Case LLP\nMichael J. Mies\, Partner\, Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP\nDiscussion + Q&A:\nBruce Aronson\, Professor\, Hitotsubashi University\n\n\n4:15 p.m.\nSession 6: Interactions between Management & Investors\nModerator:\nKeith Hand\, Associate Professor of Law\, UC Hastings College of the Law\nSpeakers:\nAtsushi Matsunaga\, Manager\, IR SR Research Unit\, IR Japan\, Inc.\nMarc Goldstein\, Head of Research Engagement\, ISS (Institutional Shareholders Services)\nDiscussion + Q&A:\nAbe Cable\, Associate Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law\n\n\n5:15 p.m.\nClosing Remarks\nModerator:\nSetsuo Miyazawa\, Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law and Aoyama Gakuin University Law School\nSpeakers:\nHideki Kanda\, Professor\, University of Tokyo\nBruce Aronson\, Professor\, Hitotsubashi University\nEileen Tanaka\, Interim Head\, Japan Society of Northern California\n\n\n\n \nSpeakers:\nBruce Aronson\, Professor of Law\, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy\, Hitotsubashi University; Advisor\, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu\nNicholas Benes\, Representative Director\, The Board DirectorTraining Institute of Japan (BDTI)\n Richard A. Boswell\, Associate Dean of Global Programs\, UC Hastings College of the Law\n Abe Cable\, Associate Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law \nStephen Codrington\, CEO\, Codrington Japan\nMarc Goldstein\, Head of Research Engagement\, ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services)\n Keith Hand\, Professor of Law\, UC Hastings College of the Law\n Sarah Ingmanson\, Executive Director\, Banking Strats\, Investment Banking Division\, Morgan Stanley\n Hideki Kanda\, Professor of Law\, University of Tokyo\n Seiji Kawazoe\, Associate General Manager\, Fiduciary Business Planning Department\, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank\, Ltd.\n Mangyo Kinoshita\, Partner\, White & Case LLP\n Hiroshi Komori\, Associate General Manager\, Stock Transfer Agency Business Advisory Department\, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank\, Ltd.\n David Makman\, Partner\, Makman & Matz LLP\n Atsushi Matsunaga\, Manager\, IR SR Research Unit\, IR Japan\, Inc.\n Michael J. Mies\, Partner\, Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP\n Setsuo Miyazawa\, Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law and Aoyama Gakuin University Law School\n Eric Sibbitt\, Partner\, O’Melveny & Myers LLP\n Jodi Short\, Associate Professor\, UC Hastings College of the Law\n Kouji Yamada\, Research Director\, Mission Value Partners and Adjunct Professor\, Hitotsubashi University\n Additional speakers will be added as confirmed\nNOTE: Attorneys attending may receive MCLE credit.\nREGISTRATION FEES: \n\nGeneral Admission:\n\nBefore midnight October 4 – $150\nAfter  October 4 – $200\n\n\n\n\nJapan Society of Northern California Members (Individual &  Corporate):\n\nBefore midnight October 4  – $100\nAfter October 4 -$125\n\n\n\nThe deadline to RSVP for this event is Thursday\, October 17 at 12:00 p.m.\nRefunds will not be issued after Friday\, October 11\, 2013.\nTo register please click here for more information.\n  \nThis program is underwritten by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank\, Limited\, Hibiya Station Law Offices\, Makman  & Matz LLP \n \n  \n \nConference Airline Sponsor \n \nSupporters \nConsulate General of Japan in San Francisco \nHastings Business Law Journal \nin collaboration with  Pacific Pension Institute and UC Hastings College of the Law.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/2013-corporate-governance-conference/
LOCATION:CA
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